London Bar

Set overviews: England and Wales

23 Essex Street is best known for criminal law and it maintains a strong presence in that space nationwide. It is also increasing its offering in Chancery and commercial law, particularly on the Northern Circuit, where it is βa relative newcomer in Manchester but is fast becoming an established nameβ. In 2018 Wayne King took over as chambers director, while Colin Griffin, formerly a chief clerk at Kings Chambers, became the setβs clerking director. Senior clerk to Manchester and Nottingham Sean Hulston and his deputy Kevin Ambridge are βexcellent clerksβ, while lead clerk of the commercial team Colin Perrin is βhighly approachable and very commercialβ. Adam Chapman is first junior clerk; second juniors Liam Kitcher and David Cox are βaffable, helpful and a pleasure to deal withβ. Offices in: London, Manchester, Nottingham

Crime (general crime)

23 Essex Street appears on both sides of cases, including prosecution in a number of serious sexual offence cases. In 2018 Kate Lumsdon QC, Eloise Marshall QC and Rossano Scamardella QC all took silk. As far as work highlights are concerned, John Price QC and Madeleine Wolfe prosecuted Jemma Beale, who was convicted of perjury, among other offences, after making several fabricated allegations of rape; one of her victims was convicted and sentences to seven years imprisonment.

Fraud: crime

23 Essex Street defends in a range of fraud cases, as well as prosecuting some of the most serious cases for the CPS Specialist Fraud Division. Over a decade after he was first instructed, Charles Miskin QC prosecuted in the long-running Operation Amazon case, which led to a number of convictions in 2017.

Professional discipline and regulatory law

23 Essex Streetβs Paul Ozin QC represented the SRA in a case against Jonathan Denton, a former Locke Lord partner who was struck off for using the firmβs name as part of an alleged investment fraud. Other bright spots for the set include instructions for the regulators of the accounting and medical professions.

Set overviews: England and Wales

23 Essex Street is best known for criminal law and it maintains a strong presence in that space nationwide. It is also increasing its offering in Chancery and commercial law, particularly on the Northern Circuit, where it is βa relative newcomer in Manchester but is fast becoming an established nameβ. In 2018 Wayne King took over as chambers director, while Colin Griffin, formerly a chief clerk at Kings Chambers, became the setβs clerking director. Senior clerk to Manchester and Nottingham Sean Hulston and his deputy Kevin Ambridge are βexcellent clerksβ, while lead clerk of the commercial team Colin Perrin is βhighly approachable and very commercialβ. Adam Chapman is first junior clerk; second juniors Liam Kitcher and David Cox are βaffable, helpful and a pleasure to deal withβ. Offices in: London, Manchester, Nottingham

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